Life expectancy at birth, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, female was 66.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 66.55 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 66.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.27 years, in 1960.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 194th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.27 years | — |
| 1961 | 39.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 39.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 39.74 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 40.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 40.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 40.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 40.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 41.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 41.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 41.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 42.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 42.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 42.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 43.41 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 43.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 44.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 44.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 44.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 45.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 45.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 45.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 46.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 46.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 46.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 47.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 47.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 47.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 48.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 48.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 48.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 49.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 49.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 49.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 49.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.71 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 50.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 50.13 years | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 51.69 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 51.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.72 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 53.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 53.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 54.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.13 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 56.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.23 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 58.93 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 59.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 60.24 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 60.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 61.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 62.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 63.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 64.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 63.68 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 63.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.85 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 66.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 66.55 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.26 years | 39.27 years | 41.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.46 years | 41.77 years | 45.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.02 years | 45.48 years | 48.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.27 years | 48.92 years | 51.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.21 years | 52.72 years | 58.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.73 years | 58.93 years | 64.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.26 years | 63.68 years | 66.55 years | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9575 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1941 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Guinea-Bissau was 66.55 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 66.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.27 years in 1960.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 194th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.